NHER 11413 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

A modern forgery of an Iron Age copper alloy coin-die and three silver coins from the die and an Early Saxon brooch found on a human clavicle found during metal detecting and tree removal.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79SE
Civil Parish	MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

January 1976. In trench dug to remove oak stump.
1.06m (3ft 6in) below old ground surface but now 15cm (6") deep owing to levelling for show-jumping centre.
Florid cruciform brooch, gilded copper alloy with silvering on foot and knobs which have human faces, (S1).
Also small-long brooch with rectangular head with Y-stamps, found on human clavicle, (S2).
No other associations but sides of trench not studied.
See (S3, S4 and S5) in the Illustration Library.
A. Gregory (NAU) 1976.

Early 1983. In same area as Early Saxon finds (above). Found with metal detecting.
Copper alloy coin-die looking like sawn-off antler and three uniface silver coins from this die. A fourth identical coin found about 9m (10 yards) away. Die has very crude and nasty triple-tailed horse.
All thought to be modern forgeries by British Museum (Coins and Medals).
A. Gregory (NAU) 3 May 1983.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF79164 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of an Early Saxon gilded copper alloy florid cruciform brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S2> SNF79163 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of an Early Saxon small-long brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S3> SNF91065 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of an Early Saxon of annul brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S4> SNF91067 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of an Early Saxon of annul brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S5> SNF91066 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of three Early Saxon beads.. Card. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to 19th Century - 800 BC to 1900 AD)

Object Types (7)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
COIN MOULD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BEAD (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
HUMAN REMAINS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN MOULD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

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Mundford (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2014 4:43PM